# Post ts_111109576498765762 - Post ID: `ts_111109576498765762` - Platform: Truth Social - Posted: 2023-09-22T15:46:30.617Z (UTC) - Deleted: no - Repost: no - Canonical URL: https://trump.fm/post/ts_111109576498765762 - Analysis page: https://trump.fm/post/ts_111109576498765762/analysis - Audio narration: https://static.trump.fm/audio/ts_111109576498765762.mp3 (a synthesized voice reading the post text, not a recording) ## Post text > “UAW Throws a Spanner Into the 2024 Presidential Election, as Trump Champions the Blue-Collar Cause” https://www.nysun.com/article/uaw-throws-a-spanner-into-the-2024-presidential-election-as-trump-champions-the-blue-collar-cause ## Media - image: https://static-assets-1.truthsocial.com/tmtg:prime-ts-assets/media_attachments/files/111/109/576/438/453/996/original/2100b0cf4268a7ab.jpg - image: https://static-assets-1.truthsocial.com/tmtg:prime-ts-assets/media_attachments/files/111/109/576/431/487/176/original/848bb1845eef86cc.jpg - image: https://static-assets-1.truthsocial.com/tmtg:prime-ts-assets/media_attachments/files/111/109/576/426/162/063/original/e84c08b68338324f.jpg ## Engagement - Likes: 8,665 - Reposts: 2,413 - Replies: 236 - Views: unknown - Metrics collected: 2026-02-01T01:19:51.397Z (UTC) # Analysis _Machine-generated by trump.fm on 2026-03-20T08:42:12.435Z (UTC): a model's reading of this post, not his words. Its psychological terms describe the language, not a clinical assessment of him._ # Analysis: ts_111109576498765762 — UAW / Blue-Collar Cause Link Share (2023-09-22) ## Overview This post is a bare link-share of a New York Sun article whose headline does all the rhetorical work. Trump contributes zero original text; the post is entirely composed of the article title and URL, plus three attached images. It is one of five posts visible on the same day, the others being links to Laura Loomer Substack pieces attacking DeSantis, a Just the News piece on FBI/IRS probing Biden, and two Paul Ingrassia Substack pieces celebrating Trump's Bedminster rally. The pattern is consistent with coordinated campaign social media amplification rather than spontaneous personal expression. --- ## Authorship Attribution **UTC 15:46:30 → 11:46 AM EDT** (Trump was at or near Bedminster, NJ — confirmed by the same-day Bedminster references in prior posts and the Meet the Press interview known to have been conducted there that week). Eleven forty-six in the morning is the archetypal business-hours aide post. The post has no original Trump text, no typos, no ALL CAPS, no emotional punctuation, no stream-of-consciousness syntax. The clean formatting, proper URL embedding, and professional image attachment are consistent with Scavino/staff operation. Confidence: **high** that this is aide-authored. --- ## Psychological State & Triggers The trigger here is **supply-seeking / campaign maintenance** — the UAW strike presented an opportunity to claim blue-collar solidarity, and the campaign is harvesting favorable press coverage. There is no narcissistic injury visible in the text. The strike's second week was well underway and Trump was maneuvering to position himself against Biden among union-adjacent voters without personally walking a picket line. Given the absence of original content, psychological inference from the post itself is severely limited. What can be inferred from the *choice* to amplify this specific article: - **Agency motive**: positioning for competitive advantage (2024 electoral calculus) - **Narrative identity**: "Champion of the forgotten worker" — Hero/Warrior archetype invoked by proxy (through the article's framing, not Trump's own words) - **No rage indicators**, no vulnerability markers, no grandiose eruption --- ## Defense Mechanisms Not meaningfully assessable from a link-share with no original commentary. The act of amplifying favorable coverage rather than making direct claims could be read as a mild form of **rationalization-by-proxy** — allowing a third-party outlet to make the grandiose claim so Trump himself carries no direct responsibility for the assertion — but this interpretation is speculative at low confidence. --- ## Rhetorical & Propaganda Techniques All rhetoric is borrowed from the article headline: - **"Throws a Spanner"**: chaos-framing — the UAW strike as a disruptive force benefiting Trump - **"Champions the Blue-Collar Cause"**: identity claim by proxy; no evidence in post itself - **Third-party validation**: citing a news source rather than self-asserting lends false authority - The NY Sun is a conservative-aligned outlet; the selection is consistent with in-group media amplification (epistemic environment management for followers) No dehumanizing language. No violent imagery. No stochastic terrorism indicators. --- ## Cognitive Markers No original language to assess. N/A. --- ## Narrative / Archetypal Level The article's framing, which Trump amplifies without comment, invokes the **Hero/Champion** archetype in the blue-collar register — a common Trump positioning especially against Biden-aligned union leadership. The same-day DeSantis attack posts (via Loomer) reveal the dual-front campaign posture: elevate self via favorable press, degrade rival via third-party criticism. Neither is delivered in Trump's own voice today. --- ## Danger Assessment **None.** No eliminationist language, no targets, no mobilization language. --- ## Fact Verification | Claim | Verdict | Evidence | |-------|---------|----------| | "UAW strike is disrupting the 2024 presidential election" | **Half True** | The UAW strike (confirmed ongoing, entering second week per historian context) did create electoral positioning dynamics, but characterizing it as 'throwing a spanner' is speculative editorial opinion, not established fact. | | "Trump champions the blue-collar cause" | **Unverifiable** | This is an editorial characterization in the article headline, not a factual claim. Trump was positioning around the UAW strike but had not (as of this date) visited a picket line, unlike Biden. | Overall Veracity: 50% ## Summary **Not clinically significant.** This is a routine campaign amplification post — aide-authored, business hours, no original content, no psychological signal beyond the strategic choice to claim blue-collar affinity during an active labor dispute. Consistent with coordinated social media management rather than personal expression. ## Authorship Analysis **Aide-Written** (score: 10%) ### Indicators - Posted at 11:46 AM EDT — business hours in Trump's local timezone (Bedminster, NJ) - Zero original text — post is entirely the article headline plus URL - No typos, no ALL CAPS, no emotional punctuation - Clean URL embedding with professional image attachments - Consistent with same-day pattern of aide-curated link aggregation (5 link-only posts in sequence) ## Psychological Profile ### State **Grandiose State** **Trigger:** Supply Seeking (UAW strike as electoral opportunity) Sentiment: +0.25 ### Clinical **Malignant Narcissism:** - Narcissistic: 10% - Antisocial: 0% - Paranoid: 0% - Sadism: 0% **Cognitive Complexity:** - Complexity: 0% **Parasocial Techniques:** - Third-party validation via curated favorable press - Blue-collar identity affiliation by proxy ## Fact Checks (2) _The model's verdicts from 2026-03-20._ > UAW strike is disrupting the 2024 presidential election **HALF TRUE** The UAW strike (confirmed ongoing, entering second week per historian context) did create electoral positioning dynamics, but characterizing it as 'throwing a spanner' is speculative editorial opinion, not established fact. Sources: Historian context: UAW Strike Against Big Three Automakers Continues > Trump champions the blue-collar cause **UNVERIFIABLE** This is an editorial characterization in the article headline, not a factual claim. Trump was positioning around the UAW strike but had not (as of this date) visited a picket line, unlike Biden. Overall Veracity: 50% ## Tags - aide-authored (90%) - link-share (100%) - UAW-strike (90%) - blue-collar-positioning (80%) - supply-seeking (50%) - campaign-maintenance (90%) ## That day _From trump.fm's machine-generated digest of the day, not his words._ **Routine Campaign Day Culminates in Death-Penalty Allusion Against Retiring General Milley** The day was dominated by routine campaign activity -- aide-posted links promoting favorable polls, proxy attacks on Ron DeSantis through Laura Loomer articles, and a plug for a new border surveillance website. A morning broadside against Mitch McConnell set a combative tone but stayed within typical bounds. The day's final post, however, was a sustained attack on retiring General Mark Milley that included an explicit reference to execution as punishment for treason -- the most dangerous content of the day by a wide margin. Full digest for 2023-09-22: https://trump.fm/date/2023-09-22/analysis ## Citation - APA: Trump, D. J. (2023, September 22). “UAW Throws a Spanner Into the 2024 Presidential... [Social media post]. Truth Social. trump.fm. https://trump.fm/post/ts_111109576498765762 - MLA: Trump, Donald J. "“UAW Throws a Spanner Into the 2024 Presidential Election,..." Truth Social, 22 Sep. 2023. trump.fm, https://trump.fm/post/ts_111109576498765762. Accessed 9 Oct. 2026. - Chicago: Donald J. 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